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    ‘Epilepsy’

    Date
    1831
    Creator
    Godefroy Engelmann (1788, French) , Engraver
    After
    Scharfe, Artist
    Object type
    Library reference
    Books/Bright, R_Diseases of the brain and nervous system part 2_1831
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 320mm
    width (print): 230mm
    Subject
    Content object
    human body
       > brain
    Description
    The internal view of the calvaria- the bone being greatly thickened. The anterior parts were most increased.

    The surface is marked by numerous small orifices through which vessels passed, the courses of the large vessels are distinct. The whole substance of the bone was unusually hard and heavy.

    Plate 40 from Bright’s Medical Reports: Diseases of the brain and Nervous System part 2 by Richard Bright (London, Longman, Rees... 1831). Inscribed: ‘Plate 40. Drawn by Scharfe. London published Jan 1, 1830, by Longman, Rees, Orme & Brown. Printed by Engelmann & Co.’
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